I say the same thing every year ~ then I see a beautiful bolt of fabric ~ I have to have some. But I must say I really need to freshen things up in the craft room.Good Luck with your progress!!!Happy New Year!BlessingsRobin

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Some of you asked for this. This is literally one of the EASIEST, most appreciated projects that I have ever made. I timed myself while I made this one and it was finished in under 1/2 hour and that included refilling bobbins, taking pictures, and searching the button box for two matching buttons. They are even faster if 1.) you don't do all of the above and 2.) you make them on an assembly line.Step 1. Cut a piece of fabric for the straps 4 inches wide by 14 or so inches long. If you have a very lightweight fabric, you can double it or use press on interfacing to back it. Step 2. Cut two coordinating rectangles approximately 12 to 15 inches by 15 to 18 inches. This is very loose, you can use vary the size of them. Pin those together on the bottom and halfway up the sides.

Step 3. Press the 4 inch rectangle in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and sew around raw edges, then zig-zag the edge. If the fabric frays really bad, you can go over it again.

You will need: Poster board or lightweight cardboard Freezer or Butcher Paper Scraps of felted wool Two buttons Embroidery floss Small amount of Wool Roving Small amount of polyfil Tools: Scissors Embroidery needle Felting needle Trace this pattern and cut out of lightweight cardboard. Trace onto freezer paper, two of body, two of head and one of blanket. I flipped the head, but that is not necessary if your wool is the same on both sides. Iron onto wool with the wax side down, hot setting on iron and no steam. Cut out pieces and blanket stitch the blanket onto one piece of the body. Beginning at the right side of the blanket start stitching down the top of the back and around the foot area. Sew the button on and then stitch up to the middle of the bottom and stuff that side with polyfil. Finish stitching around, repeating adding the button to the other side, leave a small opening at the blanket and finish stuffing the other leg and close up the opening. Stitch the head and ear starting at the ye…

If you have pre-finished doors, sand the areas that you are going to paint. Paint the frame and the main area black. (Almost everything I paint starts out black.)

Decide on the area that you want to be the chalkboard and mark it off. For an arch, find the center of your board and mark it. Fold a piece of paper in half and cut an arch with scissors. Line up the centers and trace the arch with chalk.

Tape off the straight edges and paint a heavy coat of the chalkboard paint on the marked out area.

Sponge the chalkboard paint.(I hoard sponges from in jewelry boxes, they are perfect for this sponging and for sponging backgrounds and easily thr…